WASHINGTON — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is advocating passage of two new bills in Congress that it says are designed to preserve open competition and government neutrality in contracting for the U.S. construction industry.
H.R. 2269, the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, was introduced on May 22 by Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.). H.R. 2293, the Government Labor Neutrality Act of 2003, was introduced on June 2 by Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas). According to ABC, these two bills will prevent union-only project labor agreements on projects receiving federal assistance.